Foreign fishies are stowing away in the bilgewater of overseas vessels, only to leap off into the Great Lakes and become irritating nuisances, according to a U.S. Geological Survey and University of Notre Dame study. [story]

Go ahead, gorge yourself on shrimp! Enjoy not only the tangy tase of mercury, but warm thoughts of destroying underwater ecosystems for your gastronomic pleasure.

Call Godzilla! Only a towering, bipedal lizard can destroy the 100-kg jellyfish, which have threatened the Japanese coastline. [story] You can simulate the battle at home: dress up as Godzilla by wrapping your body in green garbage bags. Make sure you cover your head and mouth. Fill about 40 Ziploc bags full of pudding, and smash your way to monster victory!

Ontario Premier Ernie Eves yesterday expressed support for the Alberta stand against the Kyoto protocol. The standard line I keep hearing here is "Canada will lose hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions in revenue" or some such garbage. Ontario and Alberta: we have more to lose than jobs here. Anyone with children should be taking a serious interest in clean air and a healthy environment. Yes, there will be hardship while we cut back on emissions and make our homes more energy efficient. But it will be much harder for our kids, and their kids, if we don't comply with the Kyoto agreement.

According to US Defense Department documents the Associated Press snagged this week, chemical and biological weapons such as sarin gas were tested on American, Canadian, and British soil. You may remember sarin gas as the catalyst in a 1995 attack on a Tokyo subway station that sent about 600 people to hospital, reportedly killing five.

Microbial fuel cells use E. coli bacteria to break down carbs, releasing hydrogen atoms. Chemicals in the fuel cells strip electrons from the hydrogen atoms, and lo, there was light. [story]
Normally I try to stay away from stories posted on Slashdot, but this is just too cool. Waste recycling/reuse is not just a novelty, it's a necessity.

A huge sunscreen order by the US Defense Logistics Agency may herald the intention to storm Iraq. Due to bugetary concerns, however, the SPF rating is only 15. Sheesh, I use at least SPF 30, and I live in CANADA.

A World Wildlife Fund study tells us humanity is biting off more than it can chew, adding that, at the current rate of consumption, we'll need two additional Earth-sized planets to ruin by 2050. [source>observer.co.uk]

Grrr... one of my favourite "freaky news" sites has gone subscription-based. At $26 US/year I'm not sure a subscription is worth my while. There aren't as many articles as a magazine, despite the juicy eyewitness content.